Photo Album #40
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.Our new season
starts A few photos from the Mini Gathering, Knockout and Grand Aggregate Awards |
All photos taken by Bob Dunsire |
.
 Tartantown is the sponsor of the Mini
Gatherings and sets up a small piping supply shop at each event. |
 At the completion of each solo event
competitors, (with friends and family) gather in the school's cafeteria for the awards
presentation. |
 The clock on the wall says 7:10 PM -
the line to enter the KO (as a result the event was a bit later to start than the
7:00PM scheduled time) |
 The top of the magnificent Grand One
band Grand Aggregate. Seems I take this photo each year? |
 The back of the Grade One Band Grand
Aggregate. (this one too?) |
 Lined up on the stage, and ready
to go - the Grand Aggregate trophies and plaques. |
 After each pair of Knockout Pipers the
three judges show their preference in this manner (holding up a page with a 1 or 2
on it) |
 Pro Knockout competitor Damien
Burleigh, tuning prior to the start of his performance. |
 X marks the spot - a view, from the
front of the hall, of the new venue. Competitors would, when ready to start, stand
at the X. |
 Rex Davidson watches, while Grand
Aggregate Awards MC Robert MacNeil introduces another winner. |
 Rex Davidson shares some of the History
of the Grade One Solo Grand Aggregate trophy, while Robert MacNeil, Donald MacDonald, and
Rob Bruce listen. |
 Donald MacDonald presents the trophy
to the Grade 4 Band winner White Spot Pipe Band's PM Justin Leroux. |